Infrastructure Manager in SINGAPORE

Infrastructure Manager | Singapore

Location: Singapore

Industry: Quantitative Trading

Experience: 5-7 years

Employment Terms: Full-time, In Office (Singapore), Visa Sponsorship Possible

Compensation: Very Competitive

Special Requirements: Strong technical background.

Our client is a quantitative trading technology provider based in Singapore, their state-of-the-art technology puts them at the forefront of development in electronic trading innovation.

🔷 The Role – Infrastructure Manager | Singapore

This role is to lead their Infrastructure Team. You will work closely with stakeholders across technology, trading, and research teams to design, implement, and maintain a world-class infrastructure capable of supporting the demanding requirements of high-frequency trading.

Responsibilities And Priorities:

• Oversee the on-premise infrastructure management, including data centres and exchange colocation environments.

• Manage and optimise the GCP environment for research, analytics, and other cloud-based workloads.

• Design and implement scalable, low-latency systems to support high frequency trading activities.

• Ensure seamless integration between on-premise and cloud environments, balancing performance, cost, and scalability.

• Continuously evaluate and implement new technologies to maintain a competitive edge in infrastructure performance.

• Partner with trading, research, and engineering teams to understand infrastructure needs and deliver solutions.

• Define and execute the infrastructure roadmap, aligning it with business and technology goals.

• Work with vendors to evaluate new technologies, procure hardware, and maintain existing systems.

• Drive automation and monitoring across the infrastructure stack to minimise downtime and operational overhead.

• Establish incident response processes and ensure 24/7 availability of critical systems.

• Continuously optimise cost, performance, and operational efficiency across the on-premise and cloud environments.

• Ensure proper documentation of systems, processes, and procedures.

Requirements:

• Proven experience managing and mentoring engineering teams in a positive engineering-focused environment.
• Strong technical background in at least two of the following domains:
• Linux systems engineering (Red Hat/CentOS or similar).
• DevOps practices and tools (CI/CD pipelines, IaC tools like Terraform or Ansible).
• Networking (low-latency networks, switches, routers, firewalls).
• Cloud infrastructure, preferably GCP
• Excellent project management skills, with experience handling multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

🔷 The Profile – Your Expertise

This role involves managing and mentoring a diverse group of engineers, including Site Reliability Engineers (SREs), DevOps engineers, Linux engineers, and Network engineers. The team is responsible for the end-to-end management of both on-premise infrastructure and cloud environments, ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability.

Experience, Ability And Knowledge:

• Large-scale batch or research pipeline platforms.
• Some familiarity with the unique challenges of high-frequency trading, including low latency, high availability, and scalability requirements.
• Hands-on experience with high-performance hardware (FPGA setups, highspeed NICs).
• Knowledge of containerisation and orchestration tools (Kubernetes (GKE), Podman, k3s).
• Experience managing hybrid cloud/on-prem environments.
• Understanding of scripting languages (Python, Bash, Go, Rust) and their role in automation.

Who You Are, What We Need:

• Based in Singapore or open to relocating there (visa sponsorship can be provided).
• Team-oriented with a high level of drive and initiative.
• Proven ability to lead and manage a team.

🔷 The Package

• 21 days annual leave
• An opportunity to learn from experienced professionals, fostering mentorship opportunities and personal growth
• Comprehensive Insurance Package with extended coverage for dependents
• Well stocked pantry
• Annual Dental & Wellness budget
• Gym membership
• Competitive Compensation

If you're ready to lead with conviction and build something enduring, we want to hear from you.

Apply Above Or Connect Directly:

hugo@aaaglobal.co.uk | info@aaaglobal.co.uk | www.aaaglobal.co.uk

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